Suspenders.



No. 839,544. 1 PATENTED DEC. 25, 1905. ,l B. L. BRANDT.

SUSPENDERS. APPLIOATION FILED .TUNE 15, 190s.

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SUSPEINDRS- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 25, 1906. v

Abplicatiou filed June 15.1906. Serial Nil. 321,829.

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, BERNARD L. BRANDT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, county of Wayne, State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful Imrovement in Suspenders; and I declare the tollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to Suspenders.

lt has for its object an improved construction of suspender in which the elasticity is given to the article by means of coiled springs of peculiar construction and formation, and these are combined with straps and button ends and straps and eyelet ends or buttonhole ends to produce the completed structure.

In the drawings, Figure 1 shows a pair of Suspenders in perspective. Fig. 2 is a detail showing the way in which the ends of the elastic o oils are secured'to the cross-bars. Fig. is a detail of an additional spring used at the back end of the suspender. Fig. 4 is a detail of the fastening used at the end of the corded button. Fig. 5 is a detail of a backloop. Figs. 6 and 7 aremodified forms of back-loops.

' The suspender is made with a single strap 1, preferably of leather. To each end of the strap a button 2 is secured, and along the strap from the button toward the middle are made a number of buttonholes 3. At the Vmiddle of the strap the material is gathered together in cylindrical or corded form and secured together in that form by any suitable means, as by metalclasps 4. The corded middle part engages through a loop 30 at the upper cross-bar. of spring l2. The corded part engages through the loop and yields in either direction when the movement of the body requires it. The elasticity is given to the structure by means of coiled-wire springs. These are made from stiff wire coiled into spirals 5, with the coil contracting to a point at each end and with the extreme end of the wire beyond the terminal of the coil bent at right angles to the general axis of the coil.

vThe ends of the two adjacent coils are inserted in a tube 7 of comparatively rigid metal and the tube and inclosed `wire bent or ends of the attached coils to the cross-bar and to each other.

within the bight of a loop of the strap 1, and

upon the other cross-bar is secured a loop 8, of similar material, preferably provided with a spring-button or snap-button 9 and its fastening 10. At thelower end of the rectangular spring l2 at the back of the sus ender is secured a hanger 13, with two eye et-holes 14. Through these two holes are run the two cords of a double-corded suspender-end 16.

In place of the hanger 13 with its two eyelets I sometimes secure tothe cross-bar vof the elastic at the back of the suspender a wire hanger 17, consisting of a piece of spring-wire bent in a coil oi' a little more than a single turn at 18 and with the ends extend- ]crimped slightly, and this 'secures the two 55 complete coil 19. This coiled wire is preferably secured by a leather or fabric web 20 to the cross-bar 21, and the suspender-end, of the same forni and construction as that shown in Fig. 1, is run through the coils 19, each of which has a slight independent yielding quality in addition to the yielding or spring character of the rectangular spring 12. The spring 12 is secured to the corded part included between the. clasps 4 at the middle of the strap by a spring-button 20 or by an eyelet-fastening.

Fig. 6 shows a modified form of connection of the straps atthe back inwhich the straps are made in two parts, each part and 31 folded back on itself and the end buttoued to the main or body part of the strap by buttons 32 and 33. One member of each part passes between the membersof the other part. This iorm's a strong but yielding oonnection between the two parts. and 35 are used to join the members of each bar below the point of crossing in order that neither strap may engage too low down against the spring attachments at the ends. To each baris attached a spring-terminal 36 of the form previously described and provided at its lower end ,with the button extension 37. use of the connection shown in Fig. 7, 1n which a 4single strap doubled on itself and Rivets 34 A similar result is attained by the split at the point Where the bend in the strap I single strap,

' posed of two members,

at the split part thereof arepassed through eyelet-loops 38, to which is secured the crossba r of springs 39. To. the lower cross-bar of the spring 39 'the button-terminals 4() are secured. I

What I'claim is#- 1. In a suspender, in combination with a springs of coiled wire attache to the strap at its endsvand at itsv midle point,'sus ender-ends attached to the springcoils, eac 1 of said spring-coils being 'comof Which each has its ends contracted into'. cone-like form, and with a. terminal wire from the contracted end extendin into and `secured in a tubular guard, su stantially as described.

. 2. In combination, a spiral spring contracting at its end and having the Wire eX- t-ending from the point of the contracted end inclosed in a sheath and secured therein by crimping sheath and included Wire, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I Ksign this specification in the presence of two Witnesses.

BERNARD L. BRANDT. Witnesses i' CHARLES F. BURTON, MAY E. KOTT. 

